Systems Engineer Principal Lead

  • EGLIN AFB, FL
  • Posted 12 hours ago | Updated moments ago

Overview

On Site
Full Time

Skills

Science
Research
Adobe AIR
Military
Leadership
SAP BASIS
Program Management
Reporting
Scheduling
Presentations
Agile
Security Clearance
Management
Optics
Physics
Information Technology
Systems Engineering
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Job Details

Job ID: 2508367

Location: EGLIN AFB, FL, US

Date Posted: 2025-08-06

Category: Engineering and Sciences

Subcategory: Systems Engineer

Schedule: Full-time

Shift: Day Job

Travel: Yes, 10 % of the Time

Minimum Clearance Required: Top Secret

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None

Potential for Remote Work: No

Description

SAIC is seeking a Lead Engineer to lead a multi-disciplinary team on the Hypersonic Infrared Target Sensing (HITS) program. The qualified candidate will provide technical and programmatic leadership for cutting edge research, development and test teams and will work with the technical and WESTAR program management team to ensure that all technical, programmatic and cost requirements are met. The program has high visibility within the Air Force and the qualified candidate will be comfortable in reporting project technical status and milestones to Air Force civilian and military leadership on a regular basis.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:
  • Experience managing highly technical RDT&E projects.
  • Experience with a wide variety of program management and reporting tools.
  • Experience with creation and monitoring of integrated master scheduling.
  • Experience assembling program data into clear, concise reports and presentations.
  • Experience working with Agile tools and methodologies.
  • Must have an active Top Secret clearance

Desired Qualifications:
  • Experience working with AFRL/RW management structure.
  • Experience working within secure laboratory facilities.
  • Domain knowledge in hypersonics, optics, synthetic scene generation, physics and engineering.



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